The association between hypertension and depression and anxiety disorders: results from a nationally-representative sample of South African adults.
OBJECTIVE:Growing evidence suggests high levels of comorbidity between hypertension and mental illness but there are few data from low- and middle-income countries. We examined the association between hypertension and depression and anxiety in South Africa. METHODS:Data come from a nationally-repres...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2009-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2678252?pdf=render |